2015
13
Oct
A Long and Winding Road
Between now and October 17, 2015, Archaeology Southwest is participating in the Archaeological Institute of America's celebration of International Archaeology Day (10/17/15) by sharing blog posts about why—or how—we became archaeologists. Today we feature Leslie Aragon, frequent collaborator, Ph...
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2015
23
Jul
2015 Field School Wrap-Up
Karen Gust Schollmeyer, Field School Co-Director and Preservation Archaeologist
(July 23, 2015)—The end of the Upper Gila Preservation Archaeology Field School is always a bittersweet time, as students and staff members say goodbye to the teammates we’ve worked and lived with for six very inte...
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2015
01
Jun
Preparations
Leslie Aragon, Excavation Director and University of Arizona Doctoral Program
The beginning of the summer field school season is always an exciting time of year. Every year, the staff of the Upper Gila Preservation Archaeology (UGPA) field school (a partnership between Archaeology Southwest and ...
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2015
15
Apr
What Most of Us Are Doing This Week: Ridiculously Long Titles Edition
Karen Gust Schollmeyer, Preservation Archaeologist
Many of us here at Archaeology Southwest will be spending part of this week in San Francisco, California, at the Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting. Every year, thousands of archaeologists flock to a different North American city to o...
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2014
09
Jun
Prelude to Fieldwork
Leslie Aragon, Field Supervisor
Last week, we kicked off the 2014 Preservation Archaeology Field School. Students arrived in Tucson from all over the country, from Hawaii to Massachusetts, and spent a few days learning about Preservation Archaeology and Salado culture.
At the Himdag Ki museum in T...
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2014
19
Mar
Exploring the Edge, March 8–9, 15–16
By Lewis Borck, Preservation Archaeology Fellow
We have been working in the Coyote Mountains for three weeks now as part of our Edge of Salado investigation.
I can say, without any doubt, that it has been one of my favorite settings to work in. Each site is nestled within a box canyon er...
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2014
04
Mar
Exploring the Edge, March 1–2
By Lewis Borck, Preservation Archaeology Fellow
Preparations for Edge of Salado research (click on that link to learn more) have been underway for the past month:
Excavations began two weekends ago in the Sulphur Springs Valley:
And we often had company!
We ...
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